When does a bass or guitar need an intonation adjustment?

Whenever you change strings, or change string height, adjust the truss rod or find that it just doesn’t sound right.

What is an intonation adjustment exactly?

When intonation is right, all the notes are true to what they should be, ie an A is an A anywhere on the neck, and the harmonics are in harmony. If the intonation is right, the center of mass of each string aligns with the 12th fret. That is accomplished by changing the length of the string until the alignment is correct.

Guitar and Bass

Services available in the

Seattle, Washington Area

Setups

A setup costs $10 per string

and includes:

truss rod adjustment if necessary

string replacement

action adjustment

intonation adjustment

A properly done setup makes your instrument play and sound as good as it possibly can. Intonation makes all your notes and harmonics accurate all over the fretboard.

Roughly the way it would work:

1 Make an online payment, 4 strings $40, 6 strings $60 etc.

2 Obtain a new set of strings

3 Bring bass or guitar to me in downtown Seattle

4 Pick it up a short time later, about 1 or 2 days

Custom Pickguards

Send in your pickguard to have it decorated. You choose the colors you want. $50

The result will give your instrument a unique look, adding to its safety from being stolen.

Other Luthier Services

Guitar or Bass Kit Building:

$300 per kit

Detailed cleaning and restoration is offered

Installation of hardware, such as control plates

Neck replacement